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Day 41 – October 3, 2016 - Cee, Spain to Finisterre, Spain – 10 Miles (Due to the poor internet connections yesterday, I am just now posting my last and final post for my El Camino walk.) What a beautiful day for walking – no fog or rain just beautiful sunshine!!! This is my last and final day of walking the Portugues El Camino that started in Lisbon, Portugal on August 24th and ended today, October 3rd at the lighthouse at Cap Fisterra which was once thought to be the westernmost point of Europe. I definitely have seen a lot of the countryside of Portugal and Spain and have been very fortunate to have had really amazing weather even though there were some days of very hot, hot temps! Today started with us making our way ... read more

Day 39 – October 1, 2016 - Negreira, Spain to Olveiroa, Spain – 21 Miles OMG what a day. First off we woke up to very dense fog. After having breakfast with Rachel who is from Ashville, NC (originally from Chicago) and Simon from Australia we headed out on the trail shortly before 8:30 am. Our plan was to try and leave by 8 am but that did not happen due to it still be dark outside along with the dense fog. Upon leaving our hotel we find our way back to the yellow arrows which then lead us underneath an arch which is the fortress of the old Negreira. After crossing over the bridge, we soon passed by a very ancient cemetery and made our way through a hamlet. As we exited the hamlet we ... read more

Day 37 – September 29, 2016 - Santiago de Compostela, Spain – Rest Day – 0 Miles Enjoyed breakfast at a little place Harlan and Karen had been to when they were here in Santiago a year ago. After breakfast we walked back towards the hotel where I wondered over to the market and ended up getting a tomato and red pepper to go with our sandwich tomorrow on the trail to Finisterre. When I returned to the hotel, I enjoyed a last cup of coffee with Julian and Moira before they left for the airport to fly back to Australia. We definitely will miss them on the trail to Finisterre. For lunch today, went with Harlan and Karen to a place where we had some octopus and fried green peppers along with a salad. On ... read more

Day 35 – September 27, 2016 - Padron (Dodro), Spain to Santiago de Compostela, Spain – 16.75 Miles Hip Hip Hooray!!!! It’s official – we made it to the cathedral in Santiago shortly after 5 pm which completes our Portugues El Camino!! However, after a couple days of relaxation in Santiago we will put our boots back on to finish the walk to the sea at Finisterre which will takes us four more days. Our final day of walking the Portugues El Camino started with us backtracking to cross over the medieval bridge and then past the church so we could make our way through the streets of the old quarters of Padron. Today we are joined by many pilgrims who are also making their way to Santiago. After passing by the Colegiate church of Santa ... read more

Day 33 – September 25, 2016 - Pontevedra, Spain to Caldas de Reis, Spain – 12.6 Miles As we were leaving our hotel, we visited with some guys from Belgium that were doing the El Camino on bicycles. They had started their trip in Porto three days before and would be in Santiago de Compostela tonight. When Harlan asked them how long they had trained for the ride they replied “four months but that definitely wasn’t enough”. We started the morning by passing the excavations of the foundations of the original Roman bridge. We then proceeded across the busy highway and walked over the rio Lerez bridge where we then found ourselves winding our way through the city suburbs. As we are walking we passed by a building where an upper wall was covered in sea ... read more